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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Aug. 14
crime reports

Arrests/citations

· Melanie Sapp, Vale Royal Drive – driving under the influence of alcohol, loitering or prowling, obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers and disorderly conduct


Incidents

· Highway 80 – A woman stated that a man managed to steal the truck that she was selling under the pretense of wanting to buy it.

· Beebe Road – A woman advised that someone used her ATM card without her permission after she lost it.

· McCall Road – A small fire was spotted damaging a shed and a fence in the back of someone’s property.

· Pebblestone Drive – A woman stated that she got into a disagreement with her husband over a personal issue.

· Highland Drive – A man stated that his estranged wife took his pet from his residence without his permission.

· Greystone Drive – A man stated that an unknown person broke into his vehicle and stole two guns.

· Stillwood Drive – A woman stated that her ex-husband and his girlfriend had been harassing her via text messages.

· Glenmore Drive – A man stated that his estranged wife had been arguing with him and calling him names.

· Old River Road – A man stated that a tree accidently fell on a power line as he was cutting it down.

· Central Avenue – A woman stated that her husband threw away her laptop and printer and claimed that he was looking for his checkbook.

· Ackerman Road – A woman stated that her mother-in-law took a tractor that did not belong to her from the woman’s residence.

· Highway 17 South – A man stated that an unknown individual stole his flatbed trailer from his property.

· Highway 80 – A man stated that someone entered his house stole several miscellaneous items from the bedroom.

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Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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